Brent W. Roberts

Brent W. Roberts is a Professor of Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of Illinois, in the Social-Personality-Organizational Division. Dr. Roberts received his Ph.D. from Berkeley in 1994 in Personality Psychology and worked at the University of Tulsa until 1999 when he joined the faculty at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. His research is focused on personality development, personality assessment, and the interface of personality with other social sciences, including health psychology, economics, cognitive science, and educational science. He has been fortunate enough to win a few awards and more fortunate to have mentored some excellent students. He spends much of his time doing science, but is also known to enjoy time with his family, and running with his friends.